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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Special to The M1NER -
Real Estate Purchase-Rise In West Gran
ite Stock.


HELENA, March Hillary Childs and
E. D. Edgerton purchased three hundred
feet fronting on Benton Avenue to-day for
$50 per foot, upon which they will soon
erect row of cottage tenements to cost
$50, 900. Mr.. Childs also purchased four
lots in Hauser's addition, paying therefor
$1,000.
The West Granite stock has excitedly
gone from SOC. to $3.50 per share here and
in st. Louis within the last few days. The
activity is caused by reports emanating
from J. K. Pardee, the manager OF the
mine, that vein of ore seven feet wide
has been struck on that company's prop
erty. goodly portion OF whichl-ie very
rich. Holders OF shares in Pardee's pet
property are correspondingly happy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
to The MINER
CaDital News N0tes.

HELENA. March 14.-Sam Martin was
arraigned this morning N the Police Court
for stealing Charles Cassidy's pocket book
containing $40. Hearingis postponed until
Wednesday.
OF the three tunnels on tho Helena,
Boulder Valley & Butte Road the one at
Beaverhead, 800 feet long, is completed,
the one between Jefferson and Boulder on
the summit, 200 feet long, is nearly through
and the one 60 feet long between these two
is well advanced toward completion at
the northern entrance of the summit
of the tunnel. Yesterday VIM. Winters,
one of the contractors, went down with q
falling scaffold distance of 25 feet, strik-
ing on his head among the falling debris.
He sustained severe scalp wound and
was considerably bruised and shaken up,
but not otherwise seriously hurt.
The committee of the members OF the
Montana Club appointed to look into the
advisability of erecting new club
house, which has been talked Of
for some time past, has decided
to erect handsome structure this season
at cost, including the site, OF 10000.
No definite plans regarding the location or
design of the structure have been adopted
but sufficient funds have been guaranteed
by the members OF the club to warrant the
prediction that the early fall will see the
contemplated building completed.
The trains on the Northern Pacific have
NOT mt in An appeara nee from either direc-
ton but this evening their general office
here bulletins information that they ex-
pect trains in from the East about 4 o'clock
in the morning. The first OF which left Bill.
lings at $50 this evening and will be closely
followed by the other delayed trains be-
hind it. 1t is also expected that trains
from the West will arrive during the night.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

WASHINGTON. March 14.-The National
Association of General Passenger Agents
composed of heads of passenger depart
ments of all the pri .cipal railroads of the
United States and Canada will hold it's an
nual meeting at the Arlington Hotel on
March Is. The Interstate Commerce bill,
it is said, will be considered and an unus-
ually large attendance is expected. The
President will accord them a special recep-
tion on the 18th.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Ahe ADArchis< No>A

(-day " March l2.-Sheriff Matsop said
Pt permit N0 IL mas been decided to
(rsl q, b,o Ussar .":r Nesbe to attend the iu.
(pid,a ,s hs "sie Tomorrow. 1t has been
" tse sushorities that the pyes.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

LONDON, March 14.-The report printed
in the Standard that an unsuccessful at.
tempt to assassinate the Car of Russia
had been made is utterly discredited by
Destaal, Russian ambassador here. In
an interview with the ambassador this
morning, he said he had received no tele-
gram in relation to such an attempt, and
this was sufficient evidence to convince
him that the report was unfounded. If it
were true he would have received dis
patch long ago. The Standard, comment
ing on the attempt upon the Cars life,
says: 'Such an event might be sufficient
to turn tho scale in the direction OF war.
From this point OF view, the outrage is Of
the Rravest possible significance"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
WAGES Increased.

PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-The wages of
employees of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad in this city will be increased from
8 to Is per cent. The increase begins to-
day and will affect about 500 men exclu-
sive Of those at Port Richmond and freight
and coal handlers at depots. This action
OF the company is the result of the confer
ence which was held Saturday between the
arbitration board representing and the
general superintendent. It is understood
that a similar advance OF wages will be
granted employees at other points along the
road.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
TERRITORIAL HAPPENINGS.
DOings in Helena-Cattle LOsseS-Rail.
road Delays-6en.
eral News.
to TIE MINER.-
EfFects of the Winter,


HELENA. March 18.-The ranges through
out the Territory are nearly bare Of snow,
and the green grass, so much needed by
the gaunt cattle; is already making it's ap-
pearance. The losses of stock this winter
In Northern Montana is fully 25 per cent,
and in the Southeastern portion consider
ably greater.
Great dest1tution is reported among
the Cheyennes on the Rosebud and Tongue
rivers, owing to the improvidence Of their
agent in refusing to receive sufficient sup
plies for the winter last fall and his bad
management Of Indisn beef cattle. The
depth Of snow prevented the Transporter
ton Of supplies since January, and -four
and meat have been exhausted several
weeks. during which time the Indians sub
sisted chiefly upon cattle which died from
starvation and dead ponies. It is said ten
Indian children died, their mothers being
unable to give them nourishment.
The Yellowstone river, augmented by the
swollen mountain torrent, is still booming
and little progress has been made toward
repairing the washouts ON the Northern
Pacific between Billings and Glendive, over
which section no trains have passed for
several days; also extensive washouts east
of Heron. No mail, express or passengers
reached or left here since Thursday and
traffic cannot be resumed for several days.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
REVISED LIST OF DEATHS,
Russian Embassy Conxratulated.

LONDON, March 14.-The service in the
Russian Chapel was crowded with diplo-
mats in full uniform, conspicuous above
all being the members of the Russian EN-
bassy. who were congratulated by all pres.
ent that the rumor of an attempt on the
life of the Car was unfounded.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
FULLER PARTICULARS.

BosroN, March 1.-THE scene Of this
mornings accident is about mile from
Jamaica Plains, where the main line Of the
Boston & Providence railway branches of
to the left to Readville and Providence,
while to the right runs the sweeping curve
OF the Dsadham branch. This arm is built
through the valley and embankment for a
long distance, and is = high one. South
street runs diagonally under the track Of
the branch, and it was into this cut that
the cars OF the train plunged from the
bridge which crossed it. The last compu-
tation shows twenty. three killed and fifty
injured. The
REVISED LIST OF DEATHS,
so far as ascertained, 10 as follows. Lizzie
Walton, II years of age, Dedham; Myron
Tilden. conductor; Lizzie Vaudeville, Ded-
ham; N. Taylor, policeman; Mrs. Ellis,
West Roxbury; Ida Adams. 16 years of
age, West Roslindale; Ellis Burnett, 20
years Of age, Roslindale, and about twenty
five others.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

A Montana Masons' Orphan Asylum is
one of the charitable institutions of the
future now under discussion.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
Paris Shaken,

PARIS, March ia sharp shock OF
earthquake was felt throughout the city
yesterday. For time there was general
panic and the hotels and bourse were
emptied OF their occupants. In few
seconds, however, the people were reassured.
1t is found that many walls of the
buildings in various parts of the city were
cracked
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
MORE SHOCKS IN 1rAI,v.

MoNTE Carl o, March 12.-Re-occurrence
Of earthquakes at different points in
Riviera have induced a fresh rush of
frightened tourists from Nice, Cannes, and
San Reno.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-11-18
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06

in the new County Jail while the new
Court House is being constructed.
Others could be stored in large safes,
separated from the Court House and
free from danger.
AT present there are very carefully
prepared abstracts of title in the city,
and every transfer recorded is trans
ferred daily into these books and form
a complete chain of title to the prop
erty that is invaluable.
When Chicago and all her records
were burned up, the abstracts OF title
ere legalized in place of the books OF
record OF the county, and the sales
and the boom went on as usual. The
same action could be taken in Los
Angeles as in Chicago, but it would be
very expensive. The proprietors OF
the abstract volumes in Chicago de-
manded and received an enormous
sum for their volumes at that time,
but there was no other way out of the
calamity than to pay them whatever
they demanded.
In case of destruction of transfers
in Los Angeles u similar course could
be pursued as that in Chicago, but
that would not protect the voluminous
records of the courts, the Sheriff and
the Supervisors for the two years dur
ing which the Court House is being
built The Supervisors will see that
extra precautions are taken to prevent
lamps from being used, or burglarious
entrances being made, or dynamiters
allowed to imperil the archives until
the new Court House shall be COM
pleted.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
The Now Chief.

Captain P. M Darcy was yesterday
elected Chief of Police by the Repub-
lican council. He is well-known in
Los Angeles, having lived here for a
number of years, and it is to be hoped
that he will make q good Chief.
Darcy is not the most popular fellow
in the world and it is probable that in
few days there will be a vigorous
protest entered against him by certain
members of the Republican party.
The Democrats will leave him Sc
verely alone and let him work out his
own destiny.
During the last campaign the Re-
publican County Central Committee
offered reward of $1,000 for the ar
rest and conviction of any man at
tempting to vote unlawfully. Darcy
caught a fellow, and, arraigning him
before Justice Ranney, had him con-
victed and fined. Darcy then applied
to the Republican Committee for the
reward, and was laughed at for his
pains. He felt little badly on ac-
count of the treatment received from
his own party, and brought suit for
the $1,000. This suit is still pending
with good chances of Darcy making
winning. The members of the Re-
publican Committee are little hot at
Darcy, but they should give him a
show
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
Paris Must Look to Her Enurcls.

Los ANGELES, September 4, 1887.
EDITORS HERALD-A French trav-
eler was very much pleased to read in
yesterday mornings Tribune that the
future st. James park of Los Angeles
will be entered through gateway ri
valing the "Arc de Triomphe" of Paris.
As this monument is known as one OF
the most beautiful in the world, I am
pleased to give brief description of
it, rejoicing that Los Angeles is going
to have something like it if not supe-
rior.
The care de Triomphe" of Paris is
100 feet high. The columns, compoE-
ing four entrances, are forty feet in
depth. This monument is entirely
built of solid stones, each block being
one cubic yard.
On each side of the columns are
sculptured figures representing differ
ent battle scenes, each figure being
about eighteen feet high, and i'll the
interior OF the archways are engraved
the name of famous French generals,
such as Ney, Montebello, Eekmul,
Auerstadt, Rogniat, Lefevre, Essling,
Bernadotte, Augerean, and many
others.
The monument was erected at a cost
of 2O,O00,000f by Napoleon I, en- SOU
gsnir of the victories of the French
army.
Again, l rejoice that Los Angeles
will rival Paris.
A FRENCH TRAVELLER.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
The TrOubadOurs.

Quite large and appreciative audi
ence welcomed Zerega's Royal Spanish
Troubadours at the Opera House last
night. These minstrels have just fin
ished successful engagement in San
Francisco and open their season here
under favorable auspices. They ap-
pear in the rich and picturesque garb
of the Andalusians, and produce the
most exquisite and captivating music
from their mandolins and guitars.
They are five in number, three gentle
men and two ladies. Their programme
last night embraced number of pop
ular as well as classical pieces, and
was varied with melodious and spirited
Spanish airs, including the festive
music of the baiUe and the tandango.
They were literally applauded, and
called out to repeat several times.
These five musicians handle their in
struments with such delicacy of touch
as to produce most delicious concord
OF sweet sounds. The harmony is
perfect, and the gay notes OF the in
struments carry one dreamily back
into the days when every hacienda in
Californi. was enlivened by the music
OF the guitar responded to by tripping
feet and joyous voices. If instead of
recitations between their numbers,
they had a set of dancers to tread their
measures to the lutes, it would make
a very complete and very superior
performance. The Troubadours will
appear again tonight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
An Outrage On Taxpayers.

Mr.. Louis Mesmer, one of the oldest
taxpayers in the city, resides on Fort
street between First and Second
street. He states that six weeks ago
the graveled street in front of his
property had been lowered six inches,
after which he had the gutter made
and a bridge placed over the gutter on
which he could drive to the stable in
the rear. Yesterday while Mr.. Mes
mer was out of town the street was
again torn up, the earth partly re-
moved, the gutter torn up and the
large bridge turned over onto the side
walk, obstructing about half the width
of the sidewalk, so that pedestrians in
the darkness were likely to fall over it
and become seriously if not fatally in
jured, and access to his stable was OBJ
structed. In the darkness when Mr..
Mesmer drove home he came sud-
denly into torn-up street with no
lights of warning, and nearly upset his
carriage in attempting to drive over a
bridge that was out of place and tipped
over on the sidewalk besides. Mr..
Mesmer desires to know by what au-
thority his sidewalk was obstructed,
his bridge and gutter removed and the
street torn up just after it had been
graded and no light set for the danger
in store for the travellers. He desires
to know if this was done by the Street
Commissioner, and if so from what
source he derived his authority, and il
taxpayers have any right that Street
Commissioners is bound to respect
Mr.. Mesmer demands satisfaction fol
| this outrage.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
Our Re, 1rds.

EDITORS HERALD .-Will you allow
me space to call the attention of the
public to the exceedingly poor and, in
fact, dangerous provision made for
keeping the public records. The
Court House is, as every one knows, a
brick building, totally inadequate for
the business transacted therein; this
is divided and subdivided by wooden
partitions into various rooms; the
stairways are wood, and, in fact, all of
the fixtures are built of highly inham-
mable materials. In addition to this,
beneath the building is large cellar
open, to a certain extent, to the air,
thus causing continual draught.
This cellar is stored with old rubbish
of various descriptions, and constitutes
in itself veritable fire-trap; the vault
is in fairly good condition, butshould
q fire occur the probabilities are thai
its contents would be completely de-
stroyed. The effect of the loss of the
public records can hardly be con-
ceiyed no real estate transfers coulc
take place tor years to come, and oui
"boom" and ourselves would be rele
gated to the same place which we oc
cupied five years ago.
Yours, etc.,
"PREcAUTIoN.
The danger pointed out by Pre-
CAUTION is evident to all in
telligent citizens, and the
necessity Of storing the archives in
place of safety is imperative. A por
ton of the documents might be stored
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
A Runa way.

About 7 80 last evening one of the
California Southern Transfer Com
pany's two-horse wagons driven by
Charles Goodtree, was engaged in de-
livering a trunk at residence on Clay
street. The driver was just unloading
the box, when woman came to the
door of an adjoining house and shook
tablecloth to rid it of some superfu-
GUS bread-crumbs, when the horses,
becoming frightened, started off on a
dead run. They turned the corner
into Third street, down which thor
oughfare they proceeded at full gallop.
AS they crossed Fort street they
swerved from the road and went with
a headlong dash into the fence which
surrounds Mr.. J. A. Graves residence.
One of the animals struck the stone
coping with such force that he
died in few minutes, and
after the other one had quickened
down from its mad fit of plunging and
kicking it was found that its foreleg
was broken. Under the direction of
DIR. Cowper it was at once taken to
the stables, where, after a minute ex-
animation, it was decided that the
animal be killed.
No one was seriously hurt, Goodtree
escaping with a few bruises. 1t
looked at one time as if an individual
who was standing opposite Mr..
Graves's house was doomed to certain
death, for as the runaway bore down
upon him, he appeared paralyzed by
fear and only just recovered his senses
in time to step aside as the team
reached the sidewalk.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
HRnnd Of Hone.

The delightful band of little chill
dren denominated the Band of Hope:
under the able management of Mrs.
J. Fl. Blanchard, gave very interest
ing entertainment last night at the
Park Congregational Church, near
Temple and Beaudry streets. The
audience was large and appreciative,
and the little people amused and de-
lighted the people with fine rendi-
ton OF the following programme:
Song.-"Work for the night is Com
ing ..............., With the Audience.
Prayer.
Appointment of Judges.
PART FIRsT--FIRsT CONTEST.
prohibition Will Prohibit" 49,.
..............W. Jennings Demorest.
prohibition the hope OF Our Goun-
try" .......... w. Jennings Demorest.
Lille Buckingham
"a Third Party Needed Horace Waters
BERTHE Tibbet
Chorus-"What Happy People,"
prohibition is Moral Progression"
...............M Miss Frances E. Willard
Agnes Sabine.
1.-THE Sparrow Must Co.. hat About
the Liquor Vulture?" .......
Eddie Longley.
The Fallacy of License" .....:.
............ wv. Jennings Demorsst
Allie Tuthil.
Collection Solicited-Clay johnson.
PART sEcoND-sECoND CONTEST.
Appointment of Judges
IAN Arraignment of the Rum Traffic
-. Bishop r. S. Foster, NJ. e. Church.
Horace Sabine.
"The Peoples Anxiety for Prohihi,
Nettie Kieger.
"Rumselling Our Countrys Scourge,"
Jennings Demorest
Edith Holden.
''The Saloon Must Co." ...............
Rev. Herrick Johnson
Roy Heal.
THE Giant Evil OF the Nineteenth Cen
tury to be Annilated by Prohibi
tion," w. Jennings Demorest
Gardie Tuthill.
Decision and Award of Medals by the
Judges
Song ..................W With the audience.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
The weather..

The atmosphere yesterday was Pc
culiar. The lower wind current was
from the "South-Southeast,"w while the
upI er currents were mainly from the
west and north. The clouds where
these winds meet were whirled hither
and thither and appeared to find no
rest for their watery burden. A con-
densing wind might at any moment
have precipitated a shower, or formed
water spout, which would have been
far worse.
At Santa Cruz the condensing cur
rent was so strong as to produce a
shower during the afternoon of yester-
day. Such showers are sporadic and
do not indicate the early coming of
winter rains by any means, but rather
otherwise.
Those who wish to study the pecu-
liar movements in cloudland should
| obtain blue glass through which to
make their observations. The eyes
are by this protected and the sight is
enchanting of these silent wanderers
of the air. AS they rise they change
their shape and peculiar features, and
as they pass upward into diverse cur
rents they are frequently torn into
pieces and formed into most grotesque
shapes of castles, trees, bridges, lakes,
mountains, thrones of jasper, sapphire
and amethyst, with arches Of rainbows
round about them. AS a source OF
pure pleasure, to those who have the
leisure, the delight of cloudland obser-
| walton is most delicious.
1t seems strange that the Chautau-
qua Society has not made cloudland
more an object of observation than it
has done. When the railway shall be
completed to Wilson's Peak there will
be still better point of observation
there than has been heretofore found
in lower places.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-06
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